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RACIST ASSHOLE JOE ARPAIO ON MSNBC RIGHT NOW (Original Post) shenmue Jan 2018 OP
Why? mcar Jan 2018 #1
So the MSM will normalize this asshole just like Trump. GentryDixon Jan 2018 #2
I doubt it. Ari Melber isn't into normalizing assholes. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #3
Ari made sure he didn't and doesn't normalize this racist shithole. democratisphere Jan 2018 #11
Really? You believe that? nt USALiberal Jan 2018 #17
Look how many programs he was on. GentryDixon Jan 2018 #24
Ari is ripping him to shreds! Dennis Donovan Jan 2018 #4
+1 dalton99a Jan 2018 #5
made him look like an idiot and didn't take any cheap shots grantcart Jan 2018 #10
TY, DD Cha Jan 2018 #14
what was the response? onethatcares Jan 2018 #19
Arpaio: "Hamina-hamina-hamina..." Dennis Donovan Jan 2018 #21
I turned the channel BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #6
It's amazing that this hateful moron would ever be considered a candidate of a major party MrScorpio Jan 2018 #7
Makes you wish for these days Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #8
Don't forget Roy Moore. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #12
Well, anyone can run for office gratuitous Jan 2018 #18
Thank god I don't watch television.n/t. Scruffy1 Jan 2018 #9
Ari is doing an excllent and respectful job with this interview eleny Jan 2018 #13
I live in Phoenix. The good news is if he gets the Rethug nomination kairos12 Jan 2018 #15
I heard him on an interview this morning Skittles Jan 2018 #16
Melber showed how it's done!! Sugarcoated Jan 2018 #20
Ari! PoorMonger Jan 2018 #22
The best part was Ari schooling Joe on what accepting a pardon means. displacedtexan Jan 2018 #23

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
4. Ari is ripping him to shreds!
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:49 PM
Jan 2018

(Paraphrasing) "Joe, you abuse inmates and call them 'scum because they broke the law'. But you YOURSELF broke the law. And you want to be senator?"

BumRushDaShow

(128,705 posts)
6. I turned the channel
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:49 PM
Jan 2018

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I really haven't watched much TV in the past year but do turn it on for breaking news. Why Ari had that crazy on (although I expect that is a producer decision) is beyond me (outside of "ratings" ).

MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)
7. It's amazing that this hateful moron would ever be considered a candidate of a major party
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:49 PM
Jan 2018

It pretty much shows just how far down the GOP has fallen.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,656 posts)
12. Don't forget Roy Moore.
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:55 PM
Jan 2018

And a whole bunch of seriously defective House members and state legislators. The GOP seems to have amazingly low standards.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
18. Well, anyone can run for office
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 08:24 PM
Jan 2018

But for some reason, Republicans keep nominating people like Joe Arpaio, Alan Keyes, and Roy Moore. Sadly, some of these yahoos actually get elected, like Michele Bachmann, Blake Farenthold, and Peter King.

eleny

(46,166 posts)
13. Ari is doing an excllent and respectful job with this interview
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:55 PM
Jan 2018

This is a terrific road map for how to conduct an interview.

Melber is asking very tough questions with an even tone. He goes back to the same question over and over since Arpaio tried to sidestep the questions. Lots of fodder for Arpaio's opponent in the election.

kairos12

(12,849 posts)
15. I live in Phoenix. The good news is if he gets the Rethug nomination
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 08:00 PM
Jan 2018

the Dems will likely win. He couldn't win Maricopa County the last time he ran. That's the county that gave the single greatest number of Drumpt votes than any other county in the nation. If Arpaio can't win Maricopa County there's no chance he can win here.

PoorMonger

(844 posts)
22. Ari!
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 08:49 PM
Jan 2018

Ari crushed this turd. Clearly had him frustrated and wouldn’t let him away with stuff. He challenged the supposed law enforcement officer on why he says he’s so ‘tough’ on crime till he’s the one broken the law. Then he got him to admit he’s just a Trump lackey at the end when he was cornered and had to say that he’d support Trump no matter what.

This interview gave me some hope, because as horrible as he is it’s clear he had nothing. He ain’t ready for a full campaign. Might get the nomination but he’ll go down like Roy Moore when it comes to it.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
23. The best part was Ari schooling Joe on what accepting a pardon means.
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 08:52 PM
Jan 2018

Joe had no idea that a pardon means you admit guilt.

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